By Bob Unruh, WorldNetDaily.com July 17, 2007 Sen. Edward Kennedy’s “hate crimes” plan – feared by Christian leaders as a way to censor biblical condemnations of homosexuality – has been proposed as an amendment to a spending bill needed for the defense of the nation, a maneuver opponents are calling “shameless” and “manipulative.” … Joe Glover of the Family Policy Network said the move is “shockingly manipulative.” “It is a shameless attempt to push the homosexual agenda on the American people by exploiting American soldiers who are currently in harm’s way around the world,” he said. < end of article excerpt > Read the rest of this WorldNetDaily.com article here: http://worldnetdaily.com/news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56702 RELATED INFORMATION:   Family Policy Network (FPN) has uncovered data revealing homosexuals are more than TWICE AS LIKELY to be the perpetrators of violence against other homosexuals than are heterosexuals are to commit so-called “hate crimes.” You can view this evidence as well as other reasons to oppose adding “sexual orientation” to specially-protected “hate crimes” categories on FPN’s website at http://familypolicy.net/papers-p-378. OneNewsNow.com: FPN Says Greatest Danger to Homosexuals is Other Homosexuals http://familypolicy.net/news-p-627 President Bush Vows to Veto “Hate Crimes” Bill – – Or Does He? http://familypolicy.net/nation-p-3 U.S. House Passes Pro-Homosexual “Hate Crimes” Bill http://familypolicy.net/nation-p-490 CLICK HERE to tell your Senators and the President to OPPOSE “Hate Crimes” protection on the basis of “sexual orientation.”